Overview
- Lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Union government’s lack of response and urging immediate transfer of the ₹1,600 crore announced by the Prime Minister.
- The House criticized the PMO for not granting a meeting to the chief minister, as two BJP MLAs skipped the vote and their party held a parallel mock session.
- Mann announced enhanced relief: ₹20,000 per acre for 75–100% crop loss, ₹10,000 per acre for partial loss, ₹1.2 lakh for fully damaged houses, ₹7,200 per acre for desilting, and ₹47,500 per hectare for land washed away.
- The resolution described the deluge as the worst since 1988, citing impacts on over 20–34 lakh people and crop destruction on nearly five lakh acres along the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi basins.
- Mann said he is scheduled to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday to press for the special package, as heated exchanges marked the Assembly debate.